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The Stephen C. O’Connell Center’s proposed renovations will be postponed one year, but Spring commencement will remain in the Swamp.
Ricky Salabarria (center), Swamp Party president, joins the rest of Swamp after the announcement that Access Party won the Student Government executive ticket. Swamp won 23 Senate seats while Access won 27.
Before the election results were announced, Joseph Michaels, Swamp Party Student Government presidential candidate, stands surrounded by Swamp supporters on the Reitz Union breezeway Wednesday night.
We’ve finally come to the end of a long, hard-fought campaign, defined by multiple episodes of political intrigue and the strongest resurgence of the opposition since 1999.
Access Party ended the night with all three members of the executive ticket and 27 Senate seats. Swamp Party won 23 Senate seats.
The first day of voting broke records in recent years with a total of 8,093 ballots cast Tuesday.
When the founding fathers created the American Electoral College, they created a buffer between the majority vote and the actual selection of the president. They were aware of the scary possibility of the electorate being persuaded, bribed or forced to vote for someone who would mishandle power. So, they created a process in which voters express their preferred candidates, and then previously designated state electors vote, in most states, for the candidate who won the state’s popular vote. We, however, don’t have that sort of buffer in our Student Government elections. So, the nightmare that probably kept our founding fathers tossing and turning is a very real possibility at UF. In fact, it may have already happened.
The Spring 2015 elections start today after weeks of heavy campaigning from Access Party and Swamp Party.
Students who missed the Freshman Leadership Council debate between Swamp Party and Access Party expressed concerns when they found out no video recording was available.
After a long season of campaigning, it’s finally time for you, the distinguished students of UF, to decide who you want to represent your university in Student Government. This semester has demonstrated how important it is for our party to continue to follow through on its promises and show how qualified we are to represent every student on this campus.
Aedyn Martinez balanced on his child-sized skateboard, pulled his hands up and hurdled down University Avenue on Sunday.
Swamp Head Brewery is now using Florida’s sunshine to power its brand new brew house.
Taken from an aerial, remote-control drone, this photo shows Swamp Head Brewery’s solar panel installation mounted on the roof of the building.
At the risk of exaggeration, this Spring’s Student Government campaign has been one of the saltiest and most dramatic in the history of this campus. Now that it’s all going down, it’s high time we go public with our party endorsement.
On Saturday evening, the Innovation Academy (IA) Ambassadors held a UF Student Government Town Hall in preparation for the upcoming elections. IA students have been underrepresented and largely voiceless in SG since the program began, and this event was an attempt to change that. The expectation was to have Access and Swamp Party executive candidates address concerns pertaining to Innovation Academy as a panel.
Joseph Michaels is running to be UF's student body president as a member of the Swamp Party.
Joseph Michaels dove into Student Government as a freshman looking to make an impact.
Tia Smart is running to be UF's student body vice president as a member of Swamp Party.
Tia Smart’s first experience in Student Government was through the UF Freshman Leadership Council during her first year at UF.
When a new minority party emerged this election season, students were hyped.
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